Follow redirects
Make sure to follow redirects when using this API.
For example, use the -L option with curl.
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Live tail Query API
Fetch your Live tail logs with an HTTP API. This API accepts the same query parameters as the previous V1 Query API.
Querying Live tail returns rows based on your query. Each request returns a pagination.next url which you can query for more logs. Note that the URL contains a cursor query that works only when you don't change any query parameters, otherwise the behavior is not defined.
GET
https://logs.betterstack.com/api/v2/query/live-tail
Query parameters
source_ids
required
string
Comma-separated list of sources you want to query.
query
string
Filter logs with your query. Use the same query as you would in Live tail. Read more about Live tail Query Language.
batch
integer
How many rows do you want to return? Accepts a range of 50-1000. Default: 100 rows.
from
string
Start of time range for the log query (ISO8601-formatted string: 2022-07-19T13:32:56+0000). Default: 30 minutes before to. If to is not specified then 30 minutes ago.
to
string
End of time range for the log query (ISO8601-formatted string: 2022-07-19T13:32:56+0000). Default: 30 minutes after from. If from is not specified then current time.
order
string
In what order do you want your logs? Possible values: newest_first, oldest_first. Default: newest_first
Headers
Authorization
required
string
Bearer $TOKEN
200
Returned rows
Response body
{
"data": [
{
"app": "sample_app",
"source_id": "123",
"dt": "2022-07-19 12:28:14.000000",
"event.http_request_received.port": null,
"event.http_response_sent.status": null,
"message": "Hello, world!",
"level": "debug",
"context.runtime.thread_id": "70039367973540",
"context.system.pid": "14",
"context.http.path": null,
"context.http.method": null,
"context.http.host": null,
"context.http.remote_addr": null
},
{
"app": "sample_app",
"source_id": "123",
"dt": "2022-07-19 12:28:14.000000",
"event.http_request_received.port": null,
"event.http_response_sent.status": null,
"message": "Hello, world!",
"level": "debug",
"context.runtime.thread_id": "70182641597580",
"context.system.pid": "14",
"context.http.path": null,
"context.http.method": null,
"context.http.host": null,
"context.http.remote_addr": null
}
],
"pagination": {
"next": "https://logs.betterstack.com/api/v2/query/live-tail?batch=100&cursor=MjE5PTI%3D&from=2022-07-18+12%3A29%3A14+UTC&order=newest_first&source_ids=123&to=2022-07-19+12%3A28%3A14+UTC"
}
}Example cURL
Example
curl -L --request GET \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
--data-urlencode "source_ids=$SOURCE_ID" \
--data-urlencode "query=level=info" \
https://logs.betterstack.com/api/v2/query/live-tail